State office, council chamber.

Knowing that the Bozhou army was stationed 60 miles away, Huo Bao, Ma Zhai and others had to send scouts out one after another to find out more detailed information.

Sixty miles from the station to the state capital.

These people will leave at dawn tomorrow morning and will be able to arrive in Chuzhou in the afternoon.

They can't really block the city gates and slow down the repairs.

The best way is to go out of the city to face the battle, and wait for work.

"Tomorrow I will order 3,000 people and horses to 'welcome guests'!"

The owner of the horse village snapped his wrists and said with a cruel smile.

He commanded 5,000 men and horses, 1,000 auxiliaries were not used, 1,000 recruits had never seen blood, and the remaining 3,000 soldiers and horses had been trained for a long time.

Huo Bao hurriedly said: "Sixth uncle, I'll go!" ”

It was not the officers and soldiers who came, and the halving of the ordnance and equipment and the halving of the combat strength was a good opportunity for the child battalion to train their hands.

Since the beginning of the formation, the child soldier battalion has not yet gone through the formal battle formation.

Li Qianhu was listening and couldn't help frowning: "Sixth Master, Little Baoye, it's not difficult to defeat the Bozhou Army...... But if you really want to defeat it outside the city, these routs will flow to Yongyang, and the people of Yongyang will be unlucky! ”

Li Qianhu took over the people's livelihood government affairs in his hands, and after there was no danger, the first thing that came to mind was this.

The owner of the horse village said disapprovingly: "If you can't defeat it, you will focus on killing!" I don't believe it, we started training in March, and after half a year, we can't even understand the Bozhou army at home! ”

Huo Bao had personally seen Nanshan Village rout into the village.

For honest peasants, a dozen or so routs are the scourge of exterminating the clan and the village.

The hundreds of defeated soldiers in Lingshui plagued the land of Quyang County.

Thousands of Bozhou white-shirted soldiers dispersed, and the whole of Chuzhou was poisoned.

The number of troops that Chuzhou can draw out now is 4,000 state soldiers, 1,000 boy soldiers, and 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the number of people who want to encircle and suppress them is not enough.

However, if you want to immediately lead men and horses and travel to the camp sixty miles away at night, you will let the other party wait for work, and your own side will become a tired army.

Huo Bao calculated the distance between the two places, got up and said: "Sixth uncle, send 3,000 men and horses to me, and my nephew will march at night to ambush near Chubei Temple!" ”

Chubei Temple, one of the temples in Chuzhou, is thirty miles north of Chuzhou.

Thirty miles away, arriving in the middle of the night after the night march.

In the morning, it happened that the Bozhou army arrived.

The master of the horse village immediately said: "I will go with you!" ”

Li Qianhu looked at Huo Bao and was not at ease: "It's better to go with the sixth master, right?" ”

The owner of the horse village waved his hand: "The city still wants you to keep an eye on it, the city will be closed tomorrow and martial law, if there is anyone who takes the opportunity to make trouble, don't let anyone go!" ”

……

The group hurried to the camp.

Here in the barracks, just after dinner, I went back to the barracks in a unit.

The bell of "Dangdang" rang in the camp.

All the soldiers came out of the barracks and gathered at the school yard with a bit of a dazedness.

Up and down the boy soldier camp, the fastest response.

After a quarter of an hour's effort, the square array was assembled with the curve.

The 5,000 men and horses under Marshal Ma, the main force is the old man of Black Python Mountain, and he is in unison, and after two quarters of an hour's effort, he also urged the 5,000 people to slip out.

The whole school field is brightly lit.

On the platform, the owner of the horse village and Huo Bao stood on it.

The owner of the horse village ordered 3,000 veterans, 500 recruits, and 1,000 scouts, and gave the order to go down, equip them with weapons and marching bags, and assemble at the school field after half an hour.

The soldiers came "hulala", and the "hulala" dispersed.

But all the leaders stayed, talking around the owner of the horse village and Huo Bao.

"Sixth Master, are you going to fight?"

"Is there any restlessness on the other side of Lingshui?"

"Hey! We didn't clean them up first, they were making trouble? ”

The owner of the horse village was wearing chain mail, and his face was murderous: "It's the people from Bozhou who are here, we can't let them block the city, but we don't have to go out to meet!" ”

“……”

Someone hesitated: "The third master of the apprentices? ”

“……”

The master of the horse village smiled angrily: "If they are them, you won't be able to get the knife?" ”

The man shook his head hurriedly and said, "Then where can I be!" I just thought that if it was really the third master who led the troops down, then it would be better not to let them go at the beginning! ”

"Yes, eight thousand soldiers, how can you use it, it's a pity!"

The three of the 8,000 people, the 5,000 Quyang soldiers, and the 3,000 state soldiers.

Fighting against them is more like the people of Chuzhou killing each other.

Huo Bao was listening, thoughtful.

……

Half an hour later, three thousand five state soldiers and one thousand child soldiers were assembled.

Li Yuan followed behind Huo Bao, tears coming out.

The main force of the Scouts poured out, leaving only fifty soldiers who were physically exhausted, and two hundred young master soldiers who had just entered the camp.

The leader who was ordered to stay behind was Li Yuan.

"Bao Ye......" Li Yuan followed behind Huo Bao and pleaded.

Whining!

The Scouts finally had a battle and didn't want to be absent.

Huo Bao turned around and said with a straight face: "Li Yuan, I only said that this time, the staff office and the logistics office will be parallel with the general department in the future...... It is not only the charge that can make meritorious contributions; Stabilizing the rear is also a credit! ”

Li Yuan saw Huo Bao's solemn expression, and he didn't dare to beg anymore, so he hurriedly stood up straight: "Respect the order!" ”

Huo Bao turned and got on his horse.

Four thousand five hundred soldiers, fifty baggage wagons, in good order, went out of the city against the moonlight.

At this moment, the first watch has passed, and the second watch has not arrived.

In order not to tire the soldiers, the owner of the horse village did not ask people to march in a hurry, but only according to the speed of the regular march, about fifteen miles an hour.

Thirty miles away, two hours away.

The soldiers rested on the spot.

The owner of the horse village beckoned Huo Bao to get into the carriage.

"Sweep with me tomorrow, don't rush ahead!"

"Sixth Uncle...... Can you watch the fight, finish the fight, and have a good talk? ”

“……”

"The imperial court bandit army can't say that it can't be in Bozhou...... At this time, the Chuzhou white shirt beat the Bozhou white shirt, but it was like his own people beating his own people, I am afraid that the soldiers and the people will be confused......"

The owner of the horse village slapped his head, and his face showed annoyance: "Damn! I thought they might be here to grab the territory, forgetting that we are also whiteshirts! ”

Huo Bao smiled bitterly, didn't he forget this.

"Fight or have to fight, even if you are an uninvited guest, let them see the military strength of our Chuzhou army!" The main road of the horse village.

Huo Bao nodded in response, lay down in the carriage, and yawned.

Several more groups of scouts were sent over to keep an eye on the movements of the Bozhou army.

If they set out at dawn, they would have been able to get here.

It's time to rest.

There was an apple aroma in the carriage.

Hobbao's eyelids became heavier and heavier.

The owner of the horse village sat up slowly, moved his ears, and jumped out of the carriage.

Huo Bao was alarmed, opened his eyes at once, and got out of the car with him.

Silent camp, muffled sound of horses' hooves.

As soon as the horse came, people immediately came down and were led to the camp of the Chinese army.

"General Ma, an hour ago, there were unknown people and horses who secretly attacked the middle army of the Bozhou army, like capturing an important leader of the Bozhou army, and were surrounded by the Bozhou army, and now the two sides are facing each other!" The scout said.

Huo Bao and Ma Zhai glanced at each other, and their faces were surprised.

"How many?"

"I can't see the number of people in the night attack, it is much less than the Bozhou army, less than half of the ......"

Two or three thousand men and horses, officers and soldiers are chasing after them?

The owner of the horse village and Huo Bao were all shocked.

If it is really the officers and soldiers, they have all arrived in Chuzhou, and the Chuzhou army will definitely not be able to sit by.

But in the case of officers and soldiers, there should not be only such people.

Could it be that the officers and soldiers are in the vanguard?

What is the main force of that?

Huo Bao led people to guard nearby, and when he heard this, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle Bao, the five-way conscription, Shi San's all the way to Xuyi, calculate the time, you should also return in the next two days......"

Huo Bao was stunned when he heard this, and then he was furious.

The owner of the horse village smiled: "What are you annoyed about? If it was really those boys who made trouble, they could catch the other party's leader, but they made a great contribution, and the Bozhou Army became a big joke! ”

Huo Bao said helplessly: "Sixth uncle, those are all newcomers, unarmed, and there are only fifty soldiers with weapons...... Where is this war, this is sending to death! What a bear bile! ”

As he spoke, he couldn't wait: "Sixth uncle, I'll go over and take a look first, if it's really a child soldier, I can't let them fold in the hands of the Bozhou army......"

The owner of the horse village hesitated and was not at ease.

Huo Bao said: "Sixth uncle, don't worry, my nephew just went over to take a look, and didn't come forward." ”

The owner of the horse village instructed: "This is Chuzhou, and the Bozhou army will not kill the boy soldiers if they don't want to tear their faces; If you don't leave any room for it, it's too late now! Calm down, don't put yourself in danger! ”

Huo Bao has already brought the horse.

Huo Bao got on his horse and left the camp with a few horses.

……

It's already the fifth watch.

Dawn in the East.

It's dark.

Ten miles away from the station, I saw two horsemen coming towards me.

Huo Bao and his entourage reined in the horse.

The person on the opposite side also saw Huo Bao and his party and slowed down.

When he saw the person on the horse, Huo Bao was quite surprised.

Among the two, one of them is Zhu Qiang.

Zhu Qiang also saw Huo Bao clearly, and was also taken aback, and hurriedly dismounted: "...... Captain! ”

"What's going on?"

Huo Bao squinted and asked, but looked at the other ride.

There was a man in his twenties, shaved head, dressed in sea green, with a stick on his back, and his eyes were piercing.

Zhu Qiang smiled bitterly on his face: "This ...... This is General Yin under Marshal Feng of Bozhou, who was ordered by Marshal Feng to go to Chuzhou to see the fifth master! ”

"Where is Shi San?"

Zhu Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Shi San took the liberty of 'asking' General Jin to speak...... Well, now they are in one place with Marshal Feng......"

Huo Bao snorted coldly.

It's not just an egg hitting a stone, it's also the wrong person, how stupid!

No wonder the scouts estimated that there were about two or three thousand, this was Shi San and Zhu Qiang's combined troops.

One of these two people is bold and the other is so strong, it is not unusual for them to get together and make trouble.

"What about the casualties?" Huo Bao asked directly.

Zhu Qiang blushed and said, "I only 'invited' General Jin and injured five people......"

Huo Bao knew in his heart that this was Marshal Feng's mercy and surrounded the child soldiers without killing them.

He looked at the warrior monk.

General Silver?

Those who can represent Monk Feng should be confidants!

"In Huo Bao, Xiachuzhou, I don't know what Marshal Feng is to lead the army to suppress the border?"

Huo Bao said bluntly.

Speaking of which, Chuzhou and Monk Feng have no old grudges.

It is Monk Feng's cheap father-in-law's You family, Chuzhou is open, and he is sent directly to Bozhou.

The warrior monk showed surprise, and then hugged his fists and said: "I have seen Marshal Huo Xiao, 80,000 soldiers and horses of the imperial court are besieging Bozhou, Bozhou is in danger, our marshal is here to find Marshal Huo to help!" ”

。 Sogou